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Improving palliative care

21 May 2009

Nursing Management

Feature

Any service improvement project requires planning, action and evaluation. Using a recognised quality improvement framework can offer a structured approach to...

Older people’s experiences of cancer pain: a qualitative study

30 June 2017

Nursing Older People

Evidence & practice

Aim To consider how the older person constructs the experience of cancer pain and how this is informed by expectations and experiences. Method Nine older people with...

What support do nurses need to provide palliative care for people with dementia?

Nursing Older People

evidence & practice

The aim of this project was to identify the support required by registered nurses and unregistered healthcare support workers to provide palliative care for people...

Improving end of life care for people with dementia

30 July 2014

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Nurses caring for older patients across diverse settings will provide care for people with dementia approaching the end of their lives. Demographic changes mean that...

Palliative and end of life care for people with dementia

03 February 2016

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Dementia is a life-limiting condition that is largely a disease of ageing. However, older people in general, and older people with dementia in particular, have not...

Recognising and managing delirium in patients receiving palliative and end of life care

26 September 2018

Nursing Standard

end of life care

Delirium is the most common neuropsychiatric disorder in patients with palliative and end of life care needs; therefore, providing effective care for patients, and...

Palliative and end of life care for people with advanced dementia

09 December 2020

Nursing Older People

living with advanced dementia series: 5

Despite growing understanding in recent years of the biological, psychological, social, environmental and spiritual aspects of dementia, people with advanced...

Addressing challenges in end of life communication with patients and families

11 April 2023

Nursing Standard

Care experience

Skilled and compassionate communication with patients and their families is a priority in all areas of clinical practice. This is particularly important in...

One chance to get it right

17 October 2007

Nursing Standard

Feature

Sheila Payne’s work at Lancaster University brings together the high-tech and basic – but essential – aspects of end-of-life care.

Evaluating a palliative care education programme for domiciliary care workers

29 April 2020

Nursing Older People

Service evaluation

Background Many domiciliary care workers have reported low confidence and isolation when delivering end of life care in patients’ homes. Project Extension for...

05 March 2025 / Vol 40 issue 3

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